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Important Quote About Horatio before Play Plot

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Important Quote About Horatio before Play Plot

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HAMLET

Horatio, you’re the best man I’ve ever known.
HORATIO Oh, sir—
HAMLET

Don’t think I’m flattering you. What could I hope to get from you, who’ve got nothing but your charm to support you in life? Why would anyone flatter a poor person? No, keep flattery for kissing the hands of those who can pay well. You understand? Ever since I’ve been a free agent in my choice of friends, I’ve chosen you because you take everything life hands you with calm acceptance, grateful for both good and bad. Blessed are those who mix emotion with reason in just the right proportion, making them strong enough to resist the whims of Lady Luck. Show me the person who’s master of his emotions, and I’ll put him close to my heart—in my heart of hearts—as I do you. But I’m talking too much." 3.2.45-58

This is quote shows how Hamlet truly thinks the world of Horatio. Because Horatio is, in Hamlet's eye, poor, Hamlet has political reason to hang around Horatio, making their friendship more genuine. This is a clear opposite to Hamlet's fake friendship with the esteemed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who betray Hamlet. (Fake friendship versus true friendship, by the way, is an important theme in most of Hamlet's works). This is also important because what Hamlet values in Horatio --emotion checked by logic -- is also what Hamlet hates the most in himself.

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http://web.mit.edu/johanna/Public/skinhead.hamlet
Attached is a link to Skinhead Hamlet, a very modernized version of Hamlet. Warning: contains vulgarity.

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From the play Fortinbras, a reimagining of what happens after Hamlet.

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From the play Fortinbras, a reimagining of what happens after Hamlet.

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Reflects Horatio's loyalty.

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Scenes from Fall Drama 2012 - Fortinbras

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https://vine.co/v/eaqPr9a9Qb3

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When Hamlet sees his father, Horatio urging him not to go.

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When Hamlet sees his father, Horatio urging him not to go.

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"What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord,

Or to the dreadful summit of the cliff

That beetles o'er his base into the sea, And there assume some other horrible form,

Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason

And draw you into madness? Think of it.

The very place puts toys of desperation,

Without more motive, into every brain

That looks so many fathoms to the sea

And hears it roar beneath."
1.4.72-81

While Hamlet is reckless, Horatio holds him back with reason and concern. Horatio worries that the ghost will use its unearthly powers to cause Hamlet to go mad. Considering that after this he indeed goes mad, it can be argued that Horatio was right all along.

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“Now, sir, young Fortinbras,/Of unimprovèd mettle hot and full,/Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there/Sharked up a list of lawless resolutes/For food and diet to some enterprise/That hath a stomach in ’t;”

Here Horatio describes King Fortinbras. Unlike Hamlet, Fortinbras has mettle and stomach. This is very important. See, Hamlet is not just about the theatrical bloodbath and revenge, but in fact more centered on Hamlet's hesitation to get revenge as well as the question of whether or not revenge is worth it. So Horatio's juxtaposition between Hamlet and the noble Fortinbras sets the stage for a not-so-vengeful approach.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks.

1.1.107-16

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“Tush, tush, ’twill not appear.”

Here Horatio reveals his skepticism about the ghost, but also his skepticism in general, which manifests throughout the play.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks. 1.1.35

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“Of that I shall have also cause to speak,/And from his mouth whose voice will draw ⟨on⟩/more./But let this same be presently performed/Even while men’s minds are wild, lest more/mischance/On plots and errors happen”

Here, Horatio proposes that he tell the story right away, even whilst everyone is still in a panic. The story will be a lesson to everybody about plots and the like, similar to how the play Hamlet is a lesson to us, the audience.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks. 5.2.434-40

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“Never believe it./I am more an antique Roman than a Dane./Here’s yet some liquor left.”

Here, Hamlet is dying, and Horatio is ready to kill himself because of this. Only by Hamlet's command does he not. This shows more about how much he cares about Hamlet, with a little Shakespearean flair.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks. 5.2.373-74)

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http://www.classtools.net/FB/1002-A677DF

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In this piece of literary criticism, the author analyzes Horatio's social position (or rather, his lack of one). Horatio' s lack of a concrete social station allows him to serve as a source of wisdom and fair judgements for everyone from kings and princes to lowly guardsmen. Horatio is valuable to Hamlet as a friend because he has no significant wealth or position, and therefore lacks political ambition and doesn't want anything from Hamlet except for friendship. Because of this, he is not likely to lie to Hamlet for personal gain, unlike other people who might try to win Hamlet's friendship (cough* Rozencrantz and Gildenstrern *cough). On the other hand, Horatio is considered by the castle's staff to be someone important who is of higher social standing and provides wise and just counsel based on his education and his even temperament. Horatio's lack of social station allows him to serve as an advisor for people of every class throughout the play, right up until the end when he is the one who must explain Hamlet's story to Fortinbras (although really he was only person left alive to do any explaining it that case).

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“Not from his mouth,/Had it th’ ability of life to thank you./He never gave commandment for their death./But since, so jump upon this bloody question,/You from the Polack wars, and you from England,/Are here arrived, give order that these bodies/High on a stage be placed to the view,/And let me speak to ⟨th’⟩ yet unknowing world/How these things came about. So shall you hear/Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,/Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,/Of deaths put on by cunning and ⟨forced⟩ cause,/And, in this upshot, purposes mistook/Fall’n on th’ inventors’ heads. All this can I/Truly deliver.”

This statement, in which Horatio says the most that he has for a long time, holds a lot of significance in that it is the final discourse, to use Aristotle's terminology. Without this summation of the play, I dare say the events would not hold so much weight, and the play would end on an uncertain note. Horatio's speech here, provides resolve for the play, as well as transforming him into the storyteller.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks. 5.2.413-28)

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“Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,/

And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”

In the wake of Hamlet's death, Horatio's kind words for Hamlet show just how much he cares, how much he has always cared. These words are also the basis of most Hamratio pairing.

Excerpt From: Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” Simon & Schuster. iBooks. (5.2.397-98)

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This video was selected because it shows the strong relationship that horatio and hamlet had.

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This video contains spoilers, as if anyone doesn't know how Hamlet ends*** I've been shipping these two ever since I reread Hamlet, after becoming a slashette, and even more so since watching this particular production. Really, it does explain a lot: Hamlet's attitude toward Ophelia, some of the angst, a good bit of the self-loathing, unfortunately...

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This is a different interpretation of hamlets death that was selected because it still shows horatios character and how much he cares about hamlet. But shows how his character can be changed.

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The Rest Is Silence - Hamlet (10/10) Movie CLIP (1990) HD

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Hamlet movie clips: http://j.mp/1yzho0O BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/SF63qF Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Hamlet (Mel Gibson) kills Claudius (Alan Bates) for his treachery, and then dies from the wounds afflicted to him by Laertes. FILM DESCRIPTION: Franco Zeffirelli directs his third Shakespeare adaptation (after Romeo and Juliet and Otello) with this film version of the tragedy Hamlet.

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Horatio's friendship with Hamlet is the defining factor of his character, so it is only fitting that we select a piece of literary criticism that deals exclusively with that subject. This literary criticism is essentially saying that while tragic friendships appear as a theme in many of Shakespeare's works, the friendship between Hamlet and Horatio remains his most poignant depiction of a sustained friendship. In many of his other works, Shakespeare portrays male friendship as being at odds with heterosexual love, with the tragedy being that two men ceased to be friends because they fell in love with the same woman. However, in Hamlet, Hamlet's romance with Ophelia does not conflict with his friendship with Horatio in any way, and the tragedy of their relationship is that Horatio is helpless to do anything but watch as Hamlet succumbs to the poison. Hamlet's true friendship with Horatio is also juxtaposed with the false friendship that is offered to him by Rozencrantz and Gildenstern, who only care for Hamlet as long as it benefits them, turning against him as soon as the king orders them to. In contrast, Horatio never wants anything from Hamlet except for his companionship (and maybe for him to show a bit of caution and self preservation for once). We chose this particular piece of literary criticism because it focuses on what the most central part of Horatio's character (his loyalty to Hamlet) while also providing an interesting contrast to Shakespeare's other works.

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I selected this clip because it encaptures horatios true feelings of hamlet and shows how much he cares.

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Hamlet - David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie. Act 5, Scene 2. - Pt.2

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Act V, scene 2. Hamlet is invited to duel. The fencing match begins. Part 2. Copyright Illuminations / RSC / BBC.

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http://tiamatrouge.deviantart.com/art/Hamlet-and-Horatio-159336269http://tiamatrouge.deviantart.com/art/Hamlet-and-Horatio-159336269

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http://achoiceof5.tumblr.com/post/19592279341/woah-dude-shakespeare-hamlet-is-one-ofhttp://achoiceof5.tumblr.com/post/19592279341/woah-dude-shakespeare-hamlet-is-one-of

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http://www.rscprints.org.uk/art/528020/hamlet-act-v-sc-i-churchyard-hamlet-horatio-and-clownhttp://www.rscprints.org.uk/art/528020/hamlet-act-v-sc-i-churchyard-hamlet-horatio-and-clown

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http://hyperion2satyr.blogspot.com/http://hyperion2satyr.blogspot.com/

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http://quotesgram.com/hamlet-horatio-quotes/http://quotesgram.com/hamlet-horatio-quotes/

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http://www.maitres-des-arts-graphiques.com/-EXB.Hamlet.html

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http://irisbleufic.livejournal.com/143527.html

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Horatio holding Hamlet back from his dead father

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Horatio holding Hamlet back from his dead father

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http://spots.gru.edu/nprinsky/Humn2001/HAMSTAGE.htm

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http://schoolworkhelper.net/horatio-character-analysis-hamlet/

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Hamlet has so much to say but Horatio doesn't mind

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Hamlet has so much to say but Horatio doesn't mind

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http://fiftysevenacademics.tumblr.com/post/141961100185/ositia-an-exciting-picture-of-hamlet-and